Bollywood actress Zareen Khan has called out the Bollywood industry for not giving her better opportunities in order for her to justify her potential.

Zareen made her Bollywood debut back in 2010 in superstar Salman Khan's film Veer, and it was said to be the start of something special for her.

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However, 12 years on, Zareen has struggled to cement her place in the industry.

She's clearly had ups and downs in the industry, like a lot of other actors and actresses, however, she's spoken in detail about what were some of the main reasons behind her struggle.

According to Zareen, one of the most important factors that she thinks was behind her not getting more work in Bollywood was her lack of connections in the industry.

“The most important thing to be a part of this industry is to be very social, attend all the parties, and connecting to people. Being seen at these parties is so important for your job. Since I did not make that much effort to kind of becoming friends with people from the business, I lacked opportunities.” said Zareen.

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The actress also spoke on how people in the industry mostly give work to their friends.

“The major trend right now is that everybody is everybody’s friend and they are working with their friends. How will people like me get work if people keep recommending their friends in Bollywood?” she said.

Zareen, who has been part of Akshay Kumar's Housefull franchise also spoke on how she wanted people to think of her as more than eye candy and give her work on the basis of her acting credentials.

“They have judged me on what they have seen on screen. They are not really open to giving me a chance and that look at me beyond just a hot, eye candy. Just audition me, give me that chance,” said Zareen.

So far, the actress has worked in movies like Housefull 2 (2012), Punjabi film Jatt James Bond (2014), Hate Story 3 (2015), Aksar 2 (2017), 1921 (2018), and other regional language films.

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Zareen was last seen in the Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele, which was an OTT release. 

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